The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-03
Why The Rev. TheOphilus Hy-
brow did not Resign.

"It's OF no use," said the Rev.
Theophilus Hybrow, as he sat in his
study on Friday morning, with his
half-fnishad sermon lying before him.
"It's of no use. must seek anoth-
er and more congenial field. My peo-
pie are kind and good in their way,
but they do not appreciate me.
Some other man who has not my lit
erary tastes and intellectual ability
will be contented and useful here, and
/, no doubt, can find a more cultured
and thoughtful community, where my
best efforts will not be thrown away.
"Yes," he continued, "on Sunday |
will read my letter OF resignation, and
on Monday l will write to my friend
James, and ask him to put an item in
the paper. Let me see, what reason
shall l assign for making the
change? The health OF my family
will hardly do, as wife and children
were never so well. And, as for my
self, have nothing to complain of
in that line, although, perhaps, my
throat has felt little tired Sunday
nights of late"-here the parson
scraped his throat, by way OF easing
his conscience.
Eyes, I think on the whole, I will
ask James to put it in this form: The
Rev. Theophilus Hybrow after hap
py and successful pastorate at Rural,
has resigned, his health requiring
change of air. Any church needing
supply would do well to confer with
HIM without delay"
Then Mr.. Hybrow went on with his
sermon, which was to be one OF his
best, be thought. 1t was upon the
text, "Old things have passed away"
and was designed to show that, as in
the onward march of science many
dogmas, once thought too sacred to
be called in question, have passed
away, so future scientific discovery
would require even more startling
changes and transformations.
That night, after they had retired,
Mr.. Hybrow communicated his pul-
pose to his wife.
Now Theophilus, / would not be
too hasty in this matter" she said.
Have you made it a subject of earn
est prayer?"
'sYes, have prayed about it, and
thought about It, and can t stand it
any longer. Let somebody else come
here who can be satisfied to give this
unsophisticated people the simple
diet they require. My efforts are not
appreciated. The scriptures declare
that we are not to cast pearls before
swine. Why, there was that address
that gave at our last Sunday school
concert on 'Darwinism not inconsist-
ent with the Bible What thanks
did get for my pains, except to be
informed that it was very unsuitable
for children, and would do their
parents more harm than good?
Then that course OF sermons on
History and legend in Genesis,
which kept Itle SO busy in my study
that could not tdoany pastoral work
You know how the people complain
ed; and some said they were not SER
mons an all. only lectures, and dry at
that. have no desireto set myself
up to be what am not, but really I
think there must be q church some
whore waiting for nee, where sermons
that have solid thought in them, aud
that are abreast Of the times will not
be called stupid. And then our con-
gregations have been growing beauti-
fully less, you know they have Some
og our members have of late been go-
ing quite constantly to hear Mr..
Shallough, whose sermons are moth
ing but exortations. How abso-
lutely disgusting Everybody to his
but. perhaps, Theophilus and
his wife hesitated, as If unwilling to
90 on perhaps the people have
not been altogether to blame.
You know would rather hear you